Kiribati vs Tuvalu: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP

Kiribati
38.6%
in 2021
Tuvalu
31.3%
in 2022
Kiribati rank
3rd
Tuvalu rank
4th

Wage bill as a percentage of GDP over time

  • Kiribati
  • Tuvalu
010203040200520132022

How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 38.6% against 31.3% in Tuvalu, a difference of 7.3%.

That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.2 times Tuvalu's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Tuvalu ahead.

Kiribati ranks 3rd and Tuvalu ranks 4th of 191 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 1 and Tuvalu in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Tuvalu Difference Ahead
2010s 28.7% 32.5% 3.8% Tuvalu
2020s 35.7% 27.5% 8.2% Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wage bill as a percentage of gdp, Kiribati or Tuvalu?
Kiribati, at 38.6% against 31.3% in Tuvalu as of 2021.
What is the difference in wage bill as a percentage of gdp between Kiribati and Tuvalu?
7.3%, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Tuvalu?
11 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2021.
How do Kiribati and Tuvalu rank globally for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
Kiribati ranks 3rd and Tuvalu ranks 4th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Wage bill as a percentage of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Wage bill as a percentage of GDP
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,127 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed